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Facebook has announced it will be integrating digital entertainment service Rovi Corporation into its platform. The two companies have agreed to form a partnership whereby Rovi’s information database of movies, TV shows, and celebrities will be tied into Facebook profiles. By doing so, it will allow the social network’s users...

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Following expansion into Germany last month, Adzuna, the UK startup that operates what it calls a next generation jobs search engine, is taking its wares even further afield today. The London-based company has rolled out dedicated sites for Brazil, South Africa, Australia and Canada. That’s an interesting mix of countries...

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In its second acquisition since scoring a $31 million round from Steve Case’s Revolution Growth Fund, education technology company Echo360 has picked up New York-based startup ThinkBinder. On Tuesday, the Dulles, Va.-based company, which makes software that helps colleges bring their classroom lectures online, said it plans to integrate ThinkBinder’s...

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Guardian News & Media, the Guardian Media Group division responsible for publishing Guardian.co.uk and Guardiannews.com in the US, has announced a new platform enabling the public to submit content directly to Guardian journalists. GuardianWitness has been launched in partnership with UK mobile operator EE, and lets users share videos, pictures...

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On this week's Science Weekly, presented by Camila Ruz, we talk to one of Nasa's leading engineers on the Curiosity Mars rover mission, Paolo Bellutta, who has the rare distinction of holding an interplanetary driving licence. Paolo was speaking to Science Weekly ahead of his presentation at the Royal Society...

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A report out of Bloomberg earlier today claimed that Facebook was talking to Apple about bringing Facebook Home to the iPhone. Some variation of "talks" between Facebook and Apple were actually mentioned already, by CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the launch of the new software on Android. However the context...

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On June 14, Electronic Arts and Maxis will be shutting down several Facebook games, EA announced in a blog post on its web site. EA says interest in the games has dropped dramatically. This news follows the well-documented troubles of Facebook game maker, Zynga. So, this could mean that people...

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Facebook is in talks with both Apple and Microsoft about the possibility of porting its new Home Android launcher to their respective platforms, Bloomberg reports. Facebook director of product Adam Mosseri mentioned the discussions to Bloomberg, while noting that no formal agreement has been made. “We’ve shown them what we’ve...

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Facebook is in talks with Apple about creating a version of its "Home" software for the iPhone, reports Bloomberg. Originally released for Android devices earlier this month, Facebook Home puts Facebook at the front and center of the phone, displaying photos on the lock screen and transforming the chat experience with...